Watch a meteor streak across the sky in suburban Chicago (video)Hundreds of people across the Midwest ... A meteor that burns brightly when it enters the atmosphere is a known as a fireball, the Post said. It's possible this one was actually what's known as a boldie, an intensely bright fireball that explodes in ...02/6/2017 - 1:28 am | View Link

WATCH: Spectacular NASA Video Shows Giant Eruption Arching High Above the Sun and Exploding Into SpaceSEE ALSO: Another in a String of Flares Explodes From the Sun, Sending a Cloud of Solar Material ... (For the latest three-day forecast from the Space Weather Prediction Center, go here.) ImaGeo is a visual blog focusing on the intersection of imagery ...07/1/2015 - 10:24 pm | View Link

Video: Meteor lights up Utah skyWiggins described the meteor as a bolide, "which basically means [a] bright meteor that explodes." Since no one in Utah reported hearing any noise associated with the meteor, Wiggins said it probably didn't land anywhere near the Salt Lake Valley.10/2/2014 - 8:54 am | View Link

Giant ‘Fireball’ Explodes Over Eastern US, Lights Up The Night Sky [VIDEO]A massive fireball illuminated the sky over parts of the U.S. East Coast and Midwest over the weekend, according to hundreds of eyewitness reports to the American Meteor Society. Residents in a dozen states spotted the fireball as it streaked across the ...09/17/2014 - 5:10 am | View Link

Meteor-like UFO Lights Up Sky in American Midwest [VIDEO]Eye witnesses reported an object "as bright as the sun that fragmented into many parts" as well as "sonic effects associated with the meteor". Witnesses also described seeing a flaming green ball as bright as the sun shoot across the sky before fragmenting ...12/28/2013 - 9:22 pm | View Link

Meteor lights up sky over US Midwest causing explosion ...A bright meteor briefly swept across the sky over parts of the US Midwest and Canada, causing a powerful explosion that rattled homes and onlookers.01/18/2018 - 5:20 am | View Website

Michigan meteor seen and heard across the MidwestA meteor exploded in the upper atmosphere over Michigan on Tuesday night, and motorists' dashcams captured the cosmic event.01/17/2018 - 11:41 am | View Website

Meteor over Michigan didn't cause 2.0 magnitude earthquake ...The meteor that lit up the night sky over Michigan on Tuesday didn't actually cause the earthquake that was reported at the exact same time.01/17/2018 - 10:58 am | View Website

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RICHMOND – The Richmond-Burton High School District 157 Board will not renew Pat Elder's contracts after he was charged in the summer in connection with an aggravated driving under the influence incident.
The decision came Wednesday night after more than 50 people spoke out in favor of keeping Elder, and the board deliberated in closed session for hours.
Elder served as the high school’s head football coach and athletic director since 2006, and he is facing a felony charge stemming from his summer DUI charge.
The board said at its regular meeting Wednesday night that it will not renew Elder's contract for the 2018-19 school year.

Parents and students sought answers Wednesday night at a McClatchy High School forum after a controversial science fair project prompted the district to examine whether minority students have been unfairly …